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G. W. BURNS.'

' QIGAR GUTTER.

(No Model.)

No.V 282,155.

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Patented Judy 31,1883.`

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AUNITED STATES PATENT Oru'vlcl.N

GERRONE w. BUnNs, oF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

` Clem-,CUTTER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,155,dated July 31, 188.3. Application filed September i5, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom tmc/,y concern:

Be it known that. I, GERRONE W. BURNS, of the cityof Indianapolis,county of Marion, i and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and`useful Improvements in Cigar-Cutters, of which the following is aspecification. `The object ofV my said invention is to produce acigar-cutter in which the cuttingknives shall move simultaneously towardor from each other, whereby the cigar may be cut from both sides towardthe center. This object is accomplished by mounting the knives in slidesso arranged that the cuttingedges shall pass close tov each other duringthe process of cutting the cigar, and shall be operated by various barsand levers connected together, as will be hereinafter more particularlydescribed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof,and on which similar letters of `reference indicate similar parts,Figure l is a perspective view of a cutter embodying my said invention;Fig. 2, an end elevation of the same; Fig. 3, alongitudi-` nal verticalsection thereof; and Fig. 4, aview similar to Fig. 2, except that thevarious parts are in the position they occupy after the cutter has beenoperated.

In said drawings, the portions marked A represent the base or block onwhich the mechanism of my improved cutter is mounted; B, the frame-workof said mechanism;y C D the sliding cutter-knives; E F G H I, a seriesof levers, links, and bars by which one of said knives is operated; andJ, a plungerby which the operating force is applied to the mechanism. e-The base or block should have a groove, c,

i therein, as shown,to receive and guide the 4'ojcigar, and a graduatedscale, af, or a suitable gage, by which the length of thecigarzi-inayube`j determined. e

The frame-work `B is securelyattached to the base A,bymeans of screws b,or otherwise,

in such position that when the knives are apart, as shown in Figs; l, 2,and 3,` a`r cigar l placed in the groove c may be passed freely betweensaid knives. Said frame-work coni tains proper slides `and bearings forthe mech 5o anism of the cutter, as shown.

The knives G and D are each mounted in slides in the frame B,wheretheyare secured, either by screws c c d, as shown, or some othersuitable fastening devices, in such relation that the edges thereof willpass 'close to each other as they are forced up and down. The knife C isoperated directly by the plunger J, to which it is connected by a screwor pivot, j. The knife-D is operated by the system of levers, connectingrods, and links shown.

.A lever, F, is connected to the frame B by a pivot, f. A-link, E,connects this to the knife D, pivots e and e being the means ofattachmenti A lever, G, is pivoted to the knife C or plunger J,preferably by the same pivot that connects said knife and plungertogether, and is connected by a link, I, to the frame B, said link beingpivoted to said frame by the pivot t', and to said lever by the pivot g.A o connecting-bar, H, connects the two levers F and G, being pivoted tothe same by pivots f and g, thus establishing a connection between thetwo knives, whichcauses them to approach or recede from each otheruniformly. 75

The plunger J is an ordinary device, used frequently inhand-stamps andsuch like articles. It is commonly forced downwardly by pressure or ablow from the hand, and thrown back` into position for further use bythe coiled 8o spring J which surroundsits shank.

The operation of my improved cutter may be recapitulated as follows: Anewly-made cigar is laid in the groove in thebase A, with the end whichis to be squared extending through between the knives. The plunger J isthen forced down, carrying with it the knife C, and through the seriesof levers, rods, &c., forcing up the knife D. These knives pass eachother, cutting off the end :of the cigar, the center of said cigar,owing to the simultaneous movement of the knives, being the part lastsevered. The spring J forces the mechanism back into position forfurther use. i

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the lower cutting-knife, the lever F, pivoted to theframe,andl coni nected to said knife at one end and to the con- Iooneeting-bar H at the other, said eonneotinghand and seal, atIndianapolis, Indiana, this bar, theA lever Gr, connected to the frameby' 30th day of August, A. D.V 1882. means of the link I at one end, tothe upper knife at the other, and to the Connecting-'bar GERRONR W.BURNS. [L sq 5 at an intermediate point,'said upper knife,

and the plunger or lever by which the Whole In presence 0fis actuated,substantially as set forth. C. BRADFORD,

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my E. WV. BRADFORD.

